Jamaica vs Mauritius: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Jamaica
1 events
in 2020
Mauritius
1 events
in 2020
Jamaica rank
73rd
Mauritius rank
73rd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Mauritius, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Mauritius ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 6 events | 1 events | 5 events | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Jamaica or Mauritius?
- Jamaica, at 1 events against 1 events in Mauritius as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 0 events, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd and Mauritius ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global number of reported disasters by size per decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.